Feb 27 2017
Perspective
Food loss occurs when crops rot before they reach markets. This is usually due to inefficiencies in the post-harvest management system, in the form of poor harvesting and handling methods, …
Feb 27 2017
Perspective
Just months after I became president of The Rockefeller Foundation, New Orleans experienced one of the worst disasters in American history: Hurricane Katrina.
While we did what we could to help …
Jan 31 2017
Perspective
A version of this post original appeared on Zilient.org. Imagine that with just one click you could access a destination where you could learn of a groundbreaking new technology; participate in …
Jan 23 2017
Perspective
To better prepare for the effects of climate change and severe natural disasters, city leaders are prioritizing resilience planning. New research from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), …
Jan 10 2017
Perspective
We’ve all been there. Do we choose the apple or the cookie? The gym or the couch? The new shoes or the savings account? We often know what we should …
Dec 16 2016
Press Releases
Coalition of 12 organizations set to launch FurtherWithFood.org, an online hub for information and solutions to cut food waste NEW YORK--Today, The Rockefeller Foundation announced its collaboration with the U.S. Department of …
Nov 01 2016
Perspective
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 – which calls for halving food waste and reducing food losses globally by 2030 – may be an ambitious goal, but it’s one …
Oct 24 2016
Perspective
Nearly all of the game-changing agricultural innovations over the last 30 to 40 years – chemical fertilizer, improved seed varieties, resource conservation best practices, among others - have one thing …
Sep 28 2016
Perspective
Have you ever gone out to eat out with your colleagues and completely forgotten about your cardboard box of leftovers in the fridge? Or brought your apple to work and …
Sep 22 2016
Perspective
This post is part of a series on Advancing the Global Goals. An astounding one third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted between the farm and the …